Lollipop figure



zmnms M. A. BURGARD LOLLIPOP FIGURE Filed Jan. 18, 1934 Patented Feb.18, 1936 UNITED STATES LOLLIPOP FIGURE Margaret Anna Burgard, SouthWilliamsport, Pa., assignor to C. A. Reed Company, Williamsport, Pa., a.corporation of Delaware Application January 18, 1934, Serial No. 707,146

10 Claims.

This invention relates to dolls or other figures formed up fromlollipops. One of the difficulties heretofore experienced in attempts tomake up lollipops into such articles has been to so 'form them that theywill stand upright.

One of the objects of the present invention, therefore, is to provide aconstruction which will include a stable support for the article so thatit may tend to maintain itself firmly in upright position. i

A further object is to provide an improved arm construction.

Further matters of invention reside in other constructional features aswill later more 'fully appear.

For a more complete understanding of this invention reference may be hadto the accompanying drawing. In the drawing,

Figures 1 and 2 are front elevations showing two embodiments of thisinvention. 7

Figure 3 is a side elevation of. the article shown .in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing the manner of attaching thelollipop to a supporting base.

. Figure 5 is a perspective of the supporting base itself.

Referring tothe drawing, at I is shown a base member preferably formedof sheet materialsuch as cardboard, or, if desired, metal, havingrelatively narrow spaced extensions 2 and 3 forming with the base astand for the article, as is shown best in Figures 4 and 5. At 5 isshown a lollipop having a paper wrapping 6 of usual construction, thepaper being gathered together and wrapped about and twisted into closecontact with the stick I of the lollipop, as shown best in Figure 4.This stick I, together with the portion of the wrapper 6 wound thereonis then arranged along the length of one of the base extensions, such as2, in substantially upright position and is secured thereto. This may bedone by the use of glue, and if desired also, a strip of material 8 suchas paper may be wound about the stick, its wrapping, and the extensions2. Next, the upper end of the extension 3 is secured as by an adhesiveto the lollipop stick and its related part, as, for example, by beingsecured directly to the Wrapping 8.

One face of the lollipop may have secured thereto, as shown transverseto the extensions 2 and 3, as by adhesive, a sheet material piece suchas the disk H) which may have printed or otherwise marked thereon asuitable face for the figure. For example, in Figure 1, a girls iace isrepresented on the disk it, while in Figure 2 a boys face is sorepresented.

Cooperating with this disk It to substantially conceal the lollipop andits Wrapping ii, a hat member may be secured thereto. Thus, in Figures land 3, the hat member l2 may be formed of a piece of crepe paperadhesively secured to the back of the lollipop wrapping and extending tothe desired extent around the face member ii]. In Figure 2 somewhatconical shaped hat i4 is shown for the same purpose. This also may bemade of crepe paper gathered together and secured at one end to form thepointed portion I5.

Arm-simulating portions may be formed as shown at 20, a suitablematerial for the purpose being an ordinary pipe cleaner, comprising acentral wire 2| and textile strand material projecting outwardlytherefrom. This member may be positioned back of the lollipop stick andthe extensions 2 and 3 and may be secured in position in any suitableway and wrapped about by suitable sheet material such as crepe paperwhich may form body and costume portions of the figure to suit the tasteof the maker. For example, in Figure 1 this paper covering extends downabout the extensions 2 and 3 forming a skirt por tion 25 which surroundsand substantially conceals these extensions and it may also be providedwith another skirt portion 25 which may be gathered together about thebody of the figure by a strip 21 wound thereabout.

As shown in Figure 2 the extensions 2 and 3 may be individuallyv lappedby trouser-simulating portions 30 and 31 and the upper part of thefigure may be provided with a coat-simulating portion 32 which extendsalong the arm member 20. The figure thus constructed is provided with abase portion of sufiicient size to hold the figure upright and themethod of forming the uprights 2 and 3 as integral extensions of thebase I bent upwardly therefrom produces a structure so rigid withrespect to the base that the figure is securely supported therefrom. Themanner in which the stick of the lollipop is secured to one of theseextensions also provides a firm support for the lollipop itself and theparts which are joined together around this stick provide a body portionof a substantial character for supporting the clothing-simulatingportions.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention,it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various changesand modifications might be made without departing from the spirit orscope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim: I

1. In a device of the class described, a sheet material base havingrelatively narrow spaced portions extending upwardly therefrom, and alollipop having a stick portion in substantially upright position,secured to said spaced portions.

2. In a device of the class described, a sheet material base havingrelatively narrow spaced extensions bent upwardly therefrom, and alollipop having a stick portion in substantially upright positionsecured to said spaced portions.

3. In a device of the class described, a sheet material base havingspaced extensions bent upwardly therefrom, and a lollipop having a stickportion in substantially upright position lying along one of saidextensions and secured thereto, and the other extension secured at itsupper end to said stick portion.

4. In a device of the class described, a sheet material base havingspaced extensions bent upwardly therefrom, a lollipop having a stickportion lying along one of said extensions, a wrapping wound about saidone extension and stick, and the other of said extensions being broughtup and secured at its upper end to said wrapping.

5. In a device of the class described, a sheet material base havingspaced extensions bent upwardly therefrom, a lollipop having a stickportion in substantially upright position lying along one of saidextensions, a wrapping wound about said wrapping extension and stick,and the other of said extensions being brought up and secured at itsupper end to said wrapping.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a sheet material basehaving spaced extension portions bent up therefrom, a lollipop havingits stick secured to the upper ends of said portions and having its mainportion provided with a headsimulating part, said stick and extensionportions being wrapped to simulate a body, and costumesimulating partshiding said body-simulating part and said extensions therebeneath.

7. A device of the class described, comprising a lollipop having astick, a wrapping for said lollipop gathered together about said stick,a sheet material piece having a face marked thereon secured to one faceof said wrapping, a sheet material base having oppositely disposedextensions bent up therefrom and secured to said gathered portion ofsaid wrapping transverse to said sheet material piece, andclothing-simulating portions covering said stick, gathered wrappingportion, and extensions.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a lollipop having astick, a wrapping for said lollipop gathered together about said stick,a sect material piece having a face marked thereon se-- cured to oneface of said wrapping, a sheet material base having oppositely disposedextensions bent up therefrom and secured to said gathered portion ofsaid wrapping transverse to said sheet material piece,clothing-simulating portions covering said stick, gathered wrappingportion, and extensions, and a hat-simulating member cooperating withsaid sheet material piece to substantially enclose said wrapping abovesaid clothingsimulating portion.

9. A device of the class described, comprising a lollipop having astick, a wrapping for said l0llipop gathered together about said stick,a sheet material piece having a face marked thereon secured to one faceof said wrapping, a sheet material base having oppositely disposedextensions bent up therefrom and secured to said gathered bent uptherefrom and secured to said gathered,

portion of said wrapping transverse to said sheet stick adjacent to theupper ends of said exten':--

sions and partly covered by said clothing-simulating portions, and ahat-simulating member cooperating with said disk to substantiallyenclose said wrapping above said clothing-simulating portion.

MARGARET ANNA BURGARD.

